AYLI (DT) Pearls or Gems

So then crafters, the next fortnight's challenge over at AS YOU LIKE IT

is PEARLS or GEMS

Make us a project with your favourite and tell us all about it, particularly why you prefer one over the other

Easier said than done, I like them both - pearls for a more sophisticated and classy look, but for bright and blingy it has to be gems!

Adding gems to this (over the snowflake circles) seemed like a good idea at the time

until I realised just how many I was adding - and I still managed to miss one!

CC Designs Pollycraft "Snowy"

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Paper is Kaisercraft Christmas Collections

and our sponsor for this challenge is

Sweet Stamp Store

$10.00

Hugs to all

Squirrel

xx

Blossom

Brace yourselves!  I've made a card that's not DT, I made it all for me for fun!

Yesterday I spotted the Sweet Stampin' Challenge Stars and Stripes

and as I have lots of both I thought it was about time to join in

with a challenge that I love but have not had a chance to do for absolutely ages

So for this little cutie I have used

CC Designs Pollycraft Blossom stamp

Die-Namics Double Stitched Rectangle Stax

MFT Sweet Celebration 6x6

MFT Lucky Prints 6x6

and an old Hero Arts sentiment

Image is painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and Polychromos Pencils

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

Favourite Christmas Colours

Afternoon peeps!  I hope you managed to have a good Christmas - we did, it was so relaxing with it just being the two of us and Rosie on Christmas Day, and Rosie was so relaxed that she fell asleep in the middle of a Scrabble game, literally, right across the board!

Anyhoo, I'm here today with a late entry for the challenge over at As You Like It where you have to say what your favourite Christmas colours are and why.

Although I make a lot of traditional coloured projects at Christmas, I do really love being able to make non-traditional ones too, and my favourite colours are pink, purple and turquoise for these.  They still look festive but with extra pizazz!  Many of my makes are for girlfriends, so it's so nice to be able to feminise Christmas.

This little lady is Pollycraft's Snowflake

and she was just crying out for pink and purple

She's painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and I went over the snowflake with a white Polychromos pencil to stop contamination with ink

Papers are from an old Papermania collection, and the sentiment is from one of those pages

A bit of fussy cutting and a custom sized card base

and she's done

You know that saying "as one door closes......", I have some news!  Can't share it just yet but will let you know as soon as I can.

Anyhoo, that's me for today, I am busy with DT work and fighting to keep Rosie off my craft bench.

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

Pollycraft Candy (Before and After)

Morning all.  Cough cough splutter sneeze.  What a way to start a Monday.  Poor ol' Toad has been really poorly over the last few days with an absolute stinker of a cold, and the rotten meanie has passed it on!  

Anyhoo, some of you may have seen on Facebook on Saturday that we had an inky paws incident.  Here's the evidence.

I thought that I had positioned my elbow in an anti-Rosie place, but she can be a determined little devil.  So, she jumped up, over my arm, and front paw into the inks.  The picture shows Walnut Stain, but my craft bench and her white fur also showed more than a bit of Salty Ocean!  

I almost binned this to start again but a very encouraging blogging buddy convinced me that the image was saveable, and she was right (of course).

So, this is Candy from Pollycraft (CC Designs)

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Grand Merry Christmas from Memory Box

Scalloped circle from Tonic

Double stitched circle from MFT

Red card by Bazzil

Snowflake paper by BoBunny

Snowflakes by X-Cut Palm Punch

I may rename her Phoenix

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

Freckles

Morning all.  Oh boy, am I glad it's Friday, it means the weekend is only a few hours away.  Poor mum has been really unwell again this week so I have been on Nurse Squirrel duty, so for those of you who Believe, please keep her in your prayers.

On a lighter note, Rosie, that cheeky little minx of tabbiness, has really made herself at home, even to the extent of pinching my warm armchair Wednesday night, and she has just dumped her rather portly frame in front of the computer - it's been a long time since I tried to schedule a post by touch alone!

And speaking of cheeky, this one looks like she is too!

This is "Freckles" from CC Designs Pollycraft

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and Polychromos Pencils

Pink patterned paper was a magazine freebie

So was the floral corner die

Purple cardstock is Bazzill Basics

and purple gingham Card Candi is from Craftwork Cards

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx